Libraries get no funding and have no space. Books must be purged. So they'll do things like "get rid of all science reference books without color photos that haven't been checked out in 15 years."
But... that's what the "reference" thing is all about...
anyway... at least I get to read it now.
@futurebird @melanie someone really should found a cold store for books. If we can fill caves with cheese, why not books?
@ekg @futurebird @melanie yeah, also was a bit upset that we had to throw away some old, outdated tech books at our #hackspace. I even wrote an email to our local city library, but they too said they would not need them if they are outdated. :'-(
@ekg @futurebird @melanie that makes me wonder if it could be an idea to start a library / archive tech book storage initiative here in Germany through the @CCC.
@T_X @futurebird @melanie @CCC the way I see it the main problem is funding. Storage space can be rented, and lenders can pay shipping costs. That's why I suggested a register as a first step, if we know what needs to be stored it is easier to plan.
